Spain 1801-M MF 2 escudos

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Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 49386
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This specimen was lot 49386 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. 2 Escudos, 1801/791-M MF. Madrid Mint. Charles IV. NGC EF Details--Removed from Jewelry." This type was struck until 1808 at Madrid and Seville. It is the most common Spanish gold coin of the old (reales/escudos) system. The year 1801 includes assayers MF, FM, FA and FA/MF.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.1905 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14246, Fr-296; KM-435.1; Cal-1300.

Sources:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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